Theology is now present as a separate faculty in many educational institutions and is
also taught as a distinct discipline in related specialties and courses. This discipline
can be identified as the study of nature and all that surrounds people from a Divine
point of view. The elevation of this teaching to the rank of sciences will allow modern
confessors and their followers to more accurately interpret religion, to understand its
essence, origin, and purpose.
Theology allows Christians to realize the diversity of worldview approaches that
shape the universal space. In addition, the study of the tradition of the Church today is
fundamentally essential since there is a prominent cultural and historical significance
of the Christian Church. Therefore, it is important for Christians and ministers to be
informed or studied in scripture, philosophy, history, etc. The most important task of
theology is the formation of cultural and religious consciousness among the
population[1]. In addition, theology today can serve as a tool for spreading and
reforming and justifying religious tradition[2].
The main goal of theology is to bring a person to a living communion with God.
According to McLaughlin, limiting the spiritual life to the realm of the senses alone
does not give a Christian the opportunity to build his life as a reasonable service to
God[3]. Such a Christian is not able to fully fulfill the commandment of love for God. In
addition, Orthodoxy is alien to the opposition of faith and reason, which are
inextricably linked and presuppose each other[4]. There can be no faith without mind,
and it is for this reason, a Christian must be theologically informed.
Knowledge of the origins of the Church and its traditions allows people to understand
its entire organizational structure better and understand the prerequisites and
consequences of specific religious processes. This is not just a philosophical
discipline; theology has practical applications today and allows Christians to solve
modern problems and study possible ways of interpreting and understanding the
world.
[1]. Vanhoozer, Kevin J., and Owen Strachan.
The Pastor as Public Theologian:
Reclaiming a Lost Vision
(Michigan: Baker Academic, 2015), 15.
[2]. McQuilkin, Robert, and Paul Copan.
An Introduction to Biblical Ethics: Walking in
the Way of Wisdom
(Illinois: IVP Academic, 2013), 162.
[3]. McLaughlin, Rebecca.
Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s
Largest Religion
(Illinois: Crossway, 2019), 32.
[4] Wilson, Todd, and Gerald Hiestand, eds.
A Pastor Theologian: New Possibilities for
Church Leadership
(Illinois: IVP Academic, 2016), 65.
